Working copy corrupted by branch deletion

Hi Subversion Users,

We're experiencing some new behavior after upgrading from TortoiseSVN 1.6.14 (Subversion client library 1.6.16) to TortoiseSVN 1.7.10 (Subversion client library 1.7.7). We noticed this using TortoiseSVN, but some folks on their mailing list believe that this is a result of the Subversion client library, not Tortoise. I am not sure whether this is a bug or intended behavior. Here is what happens:

1. Branch a subfolder of your working copy
2. Switch that subfolder onto that branch
3. Delete that branch using another working copy or the repo-browser
4. Update your working copy
5. That subfolder disappears. There is no way to recover that subfolder and have your working copy match the trunk again without doing a fresh checkout.

In TortoiseSVN 1.6.14 (Subversion 1.6.16), a mistake like this was much easier to recover from. Commanding a switch of a parent folder to trunk would restore the missing subfolder.

Is this intended behavior, or could it qualify for a bug fix? Does anyone know of a faster way to recover than a fresh checkout?

Thanks!

Max Ballenger
Received on 2013-01-19 00:44:44 CET